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Akron vs Amherst, OH

Amherst currently scores 1 points higher overall than Akron, with the largest gap in hail.

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Amherst

35/100

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Hazard breakdown

Scores describe each city’s reference grid tile, not every property. A missing model is unavailable, not zero risk. Air quality is a current EPA AirNow signal; other factors describe baseline exposure. The overall score blends different hazards and is not a probability of damage. Read the scoring methodology and sources.

Overall

Akron: 34/100 · Amherst: 35/100

Amherst is 1 points higher.

Flood

Akron: 69/100 · Amherst: 43/100

Akron is 26 points higher.

Akron: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 12 features intersect this tile.

Amherst: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 8 features intersect this tile.

Wind

Akron: 18/100 · Amherst: 17/100

Akron is 1 points higher.

Akron: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.

Amherst: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.

Lightning

Akron: 26/100 · Amherst: 62/100

Amherst is 36 points higher.

Akron: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

Amherst: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

Tornado

Akron: 8/100 · Amherst: 0/100

Akron is 8 points higher.

Akron: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Amherst: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Hail

Akron: 68/100 · Amherst: 18/100

Akron is 50 points higher.

Akron: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Amherst: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Storm surge

Akron: Unavailable · Amherst: Unavailable

A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.

Akron: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.

Amherst: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.

Wildfire

Akron: 20/100 · Amherst: 0/100

Akron is 20 points higher.

Akron: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.

Amherst: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.

Current air quality

Akron: 30/100 · Amherst: 34/100

Amherst is 4 points higher.

Akron: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.

Amherst: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.